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In The Thick

Politics, unfiltered. Futuro Media presents a political podcast where journalists tell you what you’re missing from the mainstream news. Hosted by Maria Hinojosa. Cohosted by Dr. Christina Greer, Paola Ramos and Judy Reyes. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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02:00

Introducing: Hyphenación from KQED

In The Thick ·

2025/04/22

Join host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard things: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. Hyphenación—where conversation and cultura meet!Follow Hyphenación for more episodes.

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03:24

Introducing - Suave: Season Two

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2025/04/15

The Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast from Futuro Studios returns for its second season.“Suave” Gonzalez was one of thousands of juvenile lifers granted a second chance at life. Season 2 is his story about life after incarceration—and the search for the true meaning of freedom.Suave: Season 2 is out everywhere on 4/15. New episodes every Tuesday.

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16:27

Building The Future: A Message From Maria

In The Thick ·

2025/04/07

We’re doing something different! Today, Maria Hinojosa joins listeners for a special message announcing something new from Futuro. Been dreaming of immediate full season access, and behind the scenes chisme from your favorite shows at Futuro? We have too! Listen to hear more about what’s next for Futuro. To help us grow the future of journalism go to: futuromediagroup.org/joinplusThe Futuro Plus team includes producer Sam J Leeds, production managers Francis Poon and Jessica Ellis,

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35:23

Don’t Cross Kat

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2025/04/04

Kat Torres shows an Instagram-perfect life to her large following. She’s a supermodel turned life coach who seems harmless but is hiding a secret. And when one of her followers goes missing, one woman sets out to bring her best friend. Paty won’t stop until she finds her friend who has fallen under Kat’s spell of this modern-day guru.You can listen to more episodes of Don't Cross Kat here.

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27:21

A Vengeful Return

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2025/01/24

This week, on a special In The Thick and Latino USA collaboration, we hear directly from individuals most affected by President Trump’s first actions in office. Host Maria Hinojosa is also joined by author and professor of African American studies Dr. Eddie Glaude and senior political reporter at Vox, Nicole Narea. The three discuss where we go from here and what we can expect in the coming months of Trump’s return to the White House. Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our

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30:55

The Fight for Trans Futures

In The Thick ·

2024/12/12

Maria Hinojosa is joined by two trailblazers in the fight for trans rights: Chase Strangio, co-director of the ACLU’s LGBT and HIV Project, and Raquel Willis, journalist and co-founder of the Gender Liberation Movement. Chase recently made history as the first openly trans attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Raquel was recently arrested after staging a sit-in in a Capitol Hill bathroom to protest a bill aimed at

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29:47

An All-American Tragedy

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2024/12/05

ITT hosts Maria Hinojosa and Paola Ramos are joined by NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff for a deep dive into the devastating consequences of Donald Trump’s first term immigration policy. They discuss the upcoming film “Separated,” based on Soboroff’s 2020 book by the same name, Trump’s child separation policy, and what a repeat of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. immigration history could look like.

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32:53

The Elián Effect: How One Boy’s Story Reshaped Latino...

In The Thick ·

2024/11/27

Maria Hinojosa is joined by investigative journalist Peniley Ramírez and Producer Tasha Sandoval as they commemorate the 25 year anniversary of the case of Elián González — the six-year-old boy found floating in an inner tube off the coast of Florida after his mother died attempting to flee from Cuba. The custody battle that ensued led to a media firestorm and an international controversy that changed the course of history. Maria, Peniley and Tasha talk about what this case can teach us

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26:24

Trump vs. Life on Earth

In The Thick ·

2024/11/21

ITT co-hosts Maria Hinojosa and Dr. Christina Greer are joined by the renowned environmental justice lawyer and executive director of UPROSE, Elizabeth Yeampierre. They dig into the future of the environmental justice movement, Trump’s cabinet picks and the global implications of a deregulated fossil fuel industry.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage.

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31:12

Unpacking American Extremism

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2024/11/14

A week after the re-election of Donald Trump, Maria Hinojosa is joined by ITT all-stars Imara Jones, journalist and founder of Translash Media, and Karen Attiah, Washington Post Opinion columnist. They dive into the far-reaching implications of Trump’s victory for our communities and what it means for the future of American democracy.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage.

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50:22

Trump Is Back, Now What?

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2024/11/08

In The Thick teamed up with Futuro Media’s Latino USA to bring you a special episode, as part of its ongoing 2024 election coverage “The Latino Factor: How We Vote” series. In the election that many Americans said was “the most important of their lifetimes,” Maria Hinojosa spends the day speaking to voters, students, journalists and movement leaders across the country. Later Maria is joined by journalists Paola Ramos, Jean Guerrero and Jamil Smith to unpack key updates and trends in the

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32:28

Nobody's Garbage

In The Thick ·

2024/10/30

With less than a week until Election Day, ITT hosts Maria Hinojosa, Judy Reyes, Paola Ramos and Dr. Christina Greer analyze everything from the Trump rally at Madison Square Garden that drew comparisons to an American Nazi Party rally, to the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post's refusal to endorse a Presidential candidate for the first time in decades. They talk about the Latino community’s response to Puerto Rico being called “a floating island of garbage” at the Trump rally, the

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56:18

In The Thick Presents: The Misinformation Web

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2024/10/28

This week In The Thick shares an episode of Latino USA.The 2024 presidential election has seen a rise in Spanish-language misinformation and in the content creators making a living by pushing out false content. For months, Futuro Investigates in collaboration with Latino USA, tracked how lies and conspiracies about the election and the candidates that originated in English soon found their way to Spanish-speaking audiences, amid the expanded monetization of tech platforms and the rise of

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28:41

Abortion, Beyond the Ballot

In The Thick ·

2024/10/24

ITT hosts Maria Hinojosa and Judy Reyes are tacking the critical issue of abortion and how it’s shaping the 2024 election. They are joined by Imani Gandy of Rewire News Group and Monica Simpson of SisterSong to discuss the future of the reproductive justice movement and the fight for bodily autonomy.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage.

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28:43

The Voter Suppression Playbook

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2024/10/17

ITT hosts Maria Hinojosa and Paola Ramos are joined by LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter and Frankie Miranda, president and CEO of the Hispanic Federation to discuss voter suppression in Black and Latino communities. They break down the legal, social and political methods being used by the far-right and reveal how these misunderstood voting blocs could decide the outcome of the 2024 election.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top

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32:25

In The Thick Presents: Chess Piece: The Elián...

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2024/10/15

Introducing a new series that we think you'll love: "Chess Piece: The Elián González Story," from Futuro Studios, in collaboration with iHeartRadio's My Cultura Podcast Network.In 1999, two Florida fishermen found a cherub of a boy named Elián González in the sea on Thanksgiving. The boy had floated alone for days. His mother managed to save her son’s life by strapping him to an inner tube before she drowned. Elián's father in Cuba desperately tried to get his son back.Our host,

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38:31

Solidarity & Resistance In A Year of Devastation

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2024/10/10

A year after Oct 7, 2023, Maria is joined by Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour and Rabbi Alissa Wise to talk about what this past year of unimaginable loss, rage, and resistance has meant for their communities, and how they are building towards a future of solidarity. They discuss the election, the mobilizing power of grief, and what it looks like to create a world in which every life is treated as sacred.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to

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29:05

Midwest Manners and Mass Deportations: Unpacking the...

In The Thick ·

2024/10/03

ITT Co-hosts Judy Reyes, Maria Hinojosa, Christina Greer and Paola Ramos dig into the first and only VP debate before the election. While mainstream media has praised both men for their “civil” performance, we go beyond the Midwest niceties to unpack the authoritarian policies being talked about on the debate stage, and what both candidates really mean when they talk about their abortion and immigration plans.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the

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32:55

The Rise of the Latino Far Right

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2024/09/25

Maria is joined by Paola Ramos, co-host and author of “Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America” to examine the growing support for extremism in America and why Latinos can be especially susceptible to far-right ideologies.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage.

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26:53

Black Woman, White House

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2024/09/18

Maria and co-host Dr. Christina Greer are joined by Mother Jones Editorial Director Jamilah King for a deep dive into how Vice President Kamala Harris is being portrayed by the right and the left, and what it tells us about our country’s understanding of race.Follow us on TikTok and Instagram. Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage.

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